Webinars

PUBLIC RESOURCE

Our webinars provide support, information, and a forum for dancers, dance educators, researchers, and medical professionals. The programming includes panel discussions and videos on mental health, safe dance practice, and more.

View all of our public webinars here, including our Helping Dancers Help Themselves webinar series,  our Medical Committee's webinar series, and select presentations and interviews from our conferences over the years. 

Our COVID response webinar series, entitled Helping Dancers Help Themselves, is also available on the IADMS app.  Here you can access the event feed to interact with fellow professionals around the world. The IADMS app is available in the Apple or Google Play store on your mobile device, or on your desktop. 

"HELPING DANCERS HELP THEMSELVES" SERIES

IADMS is proud to present a series of webinars that have been produced in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. These public webinar series address mental health concerns, safe dance practice in isolation, and how to prepare for returning to the studio/class during the pandemic. 

Part 1: How is COVID-19 Affecting Us

Release Date:

April 17, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Peter Lewton-Brain, DO, President of IADMS

Nancy Kadel, MD, President-Elect IADMS

Lynda Mainwaring, PhD, CPsych

Bonnie Robson, MD

Paula Thomson, PSyD

This webinar is the inaugural mental health session for professionals who work with performing artists and, in particular, professional and pre-professional dancers. for a half-hour webinar examining how the current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting performing artists, and how we can help ourselves and each other.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

Part 2: Why am I Feeling This Way and What Can I Do? 

Release Date:

April 24, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Peter Lewton-Brain, DO, President IADMS

Nancy Kadel, MD, President-Elect IADMS

Lynda Mainwaring, PhD, CPsych

Bonnie Robson, MD

Paula Thomson, PSyD

Emotions, moods, affect, and feelings that we may experience during the current COVID-19 pandemic and from the pervasive disruptions to our lives are explored in the second mental health webinar. Join our panel to explore theory related to, and evidence-based practical strategies for, mental health and performing artists.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

Part 3: Stress and Coping

Release Date:

May 5, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Peter Lewton-Brain, DO, President IADMS

Matthew Grierson, MD, IADMS Board Member

Nancy Kadel, MD, President-Elect of IADMS

Lynda Mainwaring, PhD, CPsych

Dr. Bonnie Robson, MD

Paula Thomson, PSyD

This webinar explores stressors that dancers may experience in association with COVID-19. Our panelists will be discussing with the president of IADMS, Peter Lewton-Brain, how COVID-19 impacts dancers and how the body responds to stressful situations. Strategies for coping with stressful events are offered.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

Part 4: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream, During COVID-19

Release Date:

May 14, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Nancy Kadel, MD President-Elect IADMS 

Lynda Mainwaring, PhD, CPsych

Bonnie Robson, MD

Paula Thomson, PSyD

This webinar covers key concepts about sleep and its influence on dancers’ health. Dreams, nightmares, and COVID-19 dreams are identified. Dancers are offered strategies to regulate sleep and manage nightmares.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

Part 5: Sensitive and Resilient, Two Sides of The Same Coin

Release Date:

June 5, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Nancy Kadel, MD, President-Elect IADMS

Lynda Mainwaring, PhD, CPsych

Bonnie Robson, MD

Paula Thomson, PSyD

The webinar focuses on the reality that COVID 19 has situated our entire industry in a fragile state. Our panelists offer valuable insights on sensitivity and resilience in performing artists. A deeper understanding of resilience and how it influences sensitivity will be examined. Six strategies for enhancing resilience during challenging times are offered to dancers to add to their dance bag of coping resources.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

Part 6: ReEntry - Navigating the New Normal with COVID-19

Release Date:

June 8, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Peter Lewton-Brain, DO, President IADMS

Nancy Kadel, MD, President-Elect IADMS

Lynda Mainwaring, PhD, CPsych

Bonnie Robson, MD

Paula Thomson, PSyD

The coronavirus catapulted us into an unprecedented and uncertain way of life. We were expected to practice social distancing, endure disruptions in life and work, fear and anxiety, death, loss of income, and restricted movement. And now, we are faced with new territory to navigate — re-entering a world that is unexpectedly different. How do we leave the safety of our homes and move back to what we did before, or do we? Our expert panel explores how we can successfully navigate the transition to a new normal in the wake of COVID-19. In this webinar, our panelists discuss getting the mind and the body prepared for returning to activity.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

Part 7: Psychosocial Changes: Navigating the New Normal with COVID-19

Release Date:

July 4, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Peter Lewton-Brain, DO, President IADMS

Nancy Kadel, MD, President-Elect IADMS

Linda Mainwaring, PhD, CPsych

Bonnie Robson, MD

Paula Thomson, PSyD

The coronavirus catapulted us into an unprecedented, uncertain, and unnerving way of life. We have experienced social isolation, physical distancing, life and work disruption, illness, fear and anxiety, death, loss of income, and loss of personal freedom and movement. And now, we are faced with an unfamiliar territory to navigate—re-entering a world that is different from the one we left. How do we leave the safety of our homes and move back to what we did before, or do we? Our expert panel explores how we can successfully navigate the transition to a new normal lifestyle in the wake of COVID-19 in the 7th webinar of the series on Performers Mental Health explores. In this webinar, panelists discuss, with host Bonnie Robson, about getting the mind and the body prepared for returning to activity.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback.

Part 8: Loss and Grief

Release Date:

August 26, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Peter Lewton-Brain, DO, President IADMS

Nancy Kadel, MD, President-Elect IADMS

Bonnie Robson, MD

Paula Thomson, PSyD

Loss and grief are permeating daily life during these unprecedented times. Loss can be experienced whenever a major change transpires. The grieving process that follows is often more difficult as a result of COVID-19; many experts fear that this grieving process may be prolonged which may make bereavement even more difficult.
If you or someone you know is struggling and looking for help, please contact a local mental health professional or crisis hotline. Here is a link to resources available in the US or Canada: https://www.griefresourcenetwork.com/crisis-center/hotlines/

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback.

Part 9: Depression: Dark Night of the Soul

Release Date:

Coming Soon

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

TBD
Safe Dance Practice in Quarantine: A Panel Conversation for Educators, with IADMS and SiDI Leaders

Release Date:

April 25, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Ellie Kusner, MSc, IADMS Dance Educators' Committee Chair

Sutton Anker, MSc, IADMS Staff

Jen Deckert, MFA, IADMS Board Member

Sonia Rafferty, Safe in Dance International

 

This live panel discussion with IADMS and Safe in Dance International leaders took place on Saturday, April 25, 2020, in the IADMS Science for Dance Educators Facebook group. Dance educators of any level and dancers (student, pre-professional, or professional) were invited to join, listen to the conversation, and share their questions with the panelists.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

Conditioning for Dance during COVID-19: Strength, Power, Endurance, and Speed 

Release Date:

May 9, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Ellie Kusner, MSc, IADMS Dance Educators' Committee Chair

Robert Tsai, DPT

Stevie Oakes, MFA

Nico Kolokythas, PhD

This live stream panel discussion occurred on Saturday, May 9, 2020, in the IADMS Science for Dance Educators Facebook group. Dance educators of any level and dancers (student, pre-professional, or professional) were invited to join, listen to the conversation, and share their questions with the panelists.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

 

Exploring the Scope of Dance Education During COVID-19

Release Date:

May 16, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Ellie Kusner, MSc, IADMS Dance Educators' Committee Chair

Betsy Coker, EdD, MA

Laura Grant, MSEd

André Megerdichian

This panel will help you consider your new teaching practice through the lens of science. We will discuss the education of the dancing body and brain with ideas from neuroscience, improvisation, somatics, and more.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

Dance for Health Interventions during a Global Pandemic... and Beyond

Release Date:

June 6, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Ellie Kusner, MSc, IADMS Dance Educators' Committee Chair

Clare Guss-West, MA

Emily Jenkins, MA

David Leventhal

Åsa N. Åström

 

Dance for health educators brings the power of dance to a wide range of populations, all of whom face unique challenges in isolation. What's more, many of these students are particularly vulnerable to COVID-19, so while studios around the world cautiously begin to reopen, it is likely that many dance for health teachers will continue to work with their students in a virtual format. In order to support these important educators, this panel invites members of the IADMS Dance for Health Committee to discuss their work during this global pandemic and consider the future of their field. 

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

MEDICAL COMMITTEE WEBINARS

Through these webinars, the IADMS Medical Committee seeks to highlight dance-specific concerns around communication with medical providers. Case studies, integration with artistic staff, and the advantages of a medical team's support will be covered in these panels comprised of distinguished dancers/dance companies, leading physicians, and their medical teams.   

Effective Communication with a Dancer

Release Date:

June 30, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

David Popoli, MD, Medical Committee Chair

Kathleen Davenport, IADMS Board Member

Lyle Micheli, MD, Boston Children's Hospital

Heather Southwick, PT, Boston Ballet

Chyrstyn Fentroy, Soloist, Boston Ballet

Russell Kaiser, Assistant Artistic Director, Boston Ballet

This seminar, entitled "Effective Communication with a Dancer" is designed to explore the way in which medical professionals, dancers, and artistic directors view injury and the ways in which they communicate during a clinical encounter. The seminar will show where there is overlap and where there are opportunities for improvement and will draw from a wealth of professional experience from the speakers.

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

Interdisciplinary Care of Dance Injury - Modern Dance 

Release Date:

October 2, 2020

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

David Popoli, MD, Medical Committee Chair

Kathleen Davenport, IADMS Board Member

Jason Mayerhofer, DPT, HSS

Kristina Quirolgico, MD, HSS

Stephanie Swensen Buza, MD, HSS

Madelyn Ho, MD, former dancer with Paul Taylor Dance Company

This panel highlights the importance of interdisciplinary communication and collaboration with dancer-centered care to optimize outcomes. Alongside medical experts from IADMS and special guests from the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), is Madelyn Ho, a past Paul Taylor Dance Company member who speaks to her injury and care with a dance medicine team. 

Note: this webinar is free and available to the public. After viewing this presentation, we invite you to share your thoughts and feedback on the IADMS app.

GUEST SPEAKER INTERVIEWS & PRESENTATIONS

View a selection of recorded presentations and interviews from past IADMS Annual Conferences here. For more, check out our Archives page. 

Implementing Dance Science: A Panel Discussion

Release Date:

February 15, 2018

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Emma Redding, PhD, Trinity Laban Conservatoire 

Susan Jaffe, Director of Pittsburgh Ballet, former dancer with American Ballet Theater

Gaby Allard, MS, Academy Director at ArtEZ Institue of the Arts

Luc Vanier, MFA, Director, School of Dance, University of Utah

Risa Steinberg, Former Associate Director, Dance Division, The Juilliard School

Stanton Welch, Director, Houston Ballet

 

This panel discussion, from the IADMS 27th Annual Conference, held in Houston, Texas, USA,  discusses the effective use of dance science in practice.

 

Tale of the Tallus Presentation & Dance Medicine Collaboration: A Discussion

Release Date:

February 15, 2018

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Moira McCormack, MSc

Nancy Kadel, MD, IADMS Board Member

Peter Lewton-Brain, DO, IADMS Board Member

Kathleen Davenport, MD, IADMS Board Member

This presentation, Tales of the Talus, is from the IADMS 27th Annual Conference, held in Houston, Texas, USA. Go behind the scenes with presenters in an exclusive post-presentation discussion, Dance Medicine Collaborations. 

         

Biomimetic Surgical Implants Presentation & Interview

Release Date:

July 2, 2018

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Ennio Tasciotti, PhD, Director of Biomimetic Medicine, Houston Methodist Hospital

Watch Dr. Tasciotti's presentation and an exclusive interview on his research presented at the IADMS 27th Annual Conference, Houston, Texas, USA.

       

Interview with Susan Jaffe & Kathryn Morgan

Release Date:

November 14, 2017

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Susan Jaffe, Artistic Director of Pittsburgh Ballet, former dancer with American Ballet Theater

Kathryn Morgan, former dancer with New York City Ballet & Miami City Ballet 

A conversation with world-renowned dancers, Susan Jaffe and Kathryn Morgan about their experiences with injury, performance longevity, and how dance medicine and science have influenced their own professional and personal goals. 

An Interview with Paula Baird Colt

Release Date:

February 14, 2018

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Paula Baird Colt, Body Conditioning Specialist, The Australia Ballet

An interview with Paul Baird Colt from the IADMS 27th Annual Conference, held in Houston, Texas, USA, on her research and experiences teaching dancers at The Australian Ballet and her thoughts for the continuation of dance medicine & science. 

An Interview with Neeru Jayanthi

Release Date:

February 14, 2018

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Neeru Jayanthi, MD, Emory Sports Medicine

A post-presentation interview with guest speaker, Neeru Jayanthi, MD, from his presentation titled "Overuse Injuries and Specialization: What Can Dance Medicine and Science Learn from Sport?" Dr. Jayanthi's talk was presented at the Opening Ceremony of the IADMS 27th Annual Conference, held in Houston, Texas, USA.

An Interview with Selina Shah

Release Date:

February 14, 2018

Expiration Date:

TBD

Presenter(s):

Selina Shah, MD, FACP, FAMSSM, Dance & Sports Medicine Physician

Selina Shah, MD, shares her experiences in dance medicine as a member of the IADMS Board of Directors, Dance/USA Taskforce on Dancer Health, and head physician for the San Francisco Ballet School, touching on medical research, dance culture, and social media. This interview was recorded at the IADMS 27th Annual Conference, held in Houston, Texas, USA.